| Thomas J. Dougherty |
Thomas J. Dougherty is currently the Chairman of the Nuclear Safety Review Board at The Southern Co., Energy Northwest, and Constellation Energy Corp. He is also an Independent Director at GSE Systems, Inc. since 2022. Previously, he was the Senior Vice President of Mid-Atlantic Operations at Exelon Corp. from 1986 to 2019. He also held positions as Site Vice President at Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station and Plant Manager at Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station. Dougherty received his undergraduate degree from Widener University. |
| Sterling A. Spainhour |
Sterling A. Spainhour is currently an Independent Director at Gray Television, Inc., a Director at Arts & Sciences Foundation, and the Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, Executive VP at The Southern Co. Previously, he served as the Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer & Senior VP at Georgia Power Co., a Partner at Jones Day LP, and the Senior Vice President & General Counsel at Southern Company Services, Inc. Mr. Spainhour obtained his undergraduate degree from The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University School of Law, UNC School of Law, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
| Christopher C. Womack |
Christopher C. Womack is currently the Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at The Southern Co., Chairman at Alliance to Save Energy, Independent Non-Executive Director at Invesco Ltd., Director at Georgia Ports Authority, Director at Western Michigan University Foundation, Director at The First Tee, Director at National Center For Civil & Human Rights, Inc., and Director at Engage Ventures LLC. He previously served as the Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Georgia Power Co., Chairman at Atlanta Convention & Visitor's Bureau, Chairman at Atlanta Sports Council, Independent Director at Essential Utilities, Inc., Director at East Lake Foundation, Senior Vice President-Public Relations at Alabama Power Co., President-External Affairs & Executive VP at The Southern Co., SVP-Human Resources & Chief People Officer at Southern Power Co., and Trustee at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc. He holds a graduate degree from American University and an undergraduate degree from Western Michigan University. |
| Xia Liu |
Xia Liu currently works at Badger Meter, Inc., as Independent Director from 2022, Wisconsin Electric Power Co., as Chief Financial Officer, Director & Executive VP from 2020, and WEC Energy Group, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President from 2020. Dr. Liu also formerly worked at Alabama Power Co., as Financial Director & Assistant Treasurer from 2007 to 2010, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, as Director, Georgia Council on Economic Education, as Director, Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, as Director, Public Broadcasting Atlanta, as Director, Florida TaxWatch, as Director, Enable Midstream Partners LP, as Director, Enable GP LLC, as Director, Georgia Power Co., as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Executive VP from 2017 to 2019, Gulf Power Co., as Chief Financial Officer & Vice President from 2015 to 2017, Southern Company Services, Inc., as Treasurer & Senior Vice President-Finance from 2014 to 2015, and CenterPoint Energy, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President from 2019 to 2020. Dr. Liu received her Masters Business Admin degree and doctorate degree from Emory University and undergraduate degree and graduate degree from Renmin University of China. |
| Stanley W. Connally |
Mr. Stanley W. Connally, Jr., is a Lead Independent Director at Capital City Bank Group, Inc., a Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Southern Company Services, Inc. and an Executive Vice President-Operations at The Southern Co. He is on the Board of Directors at Capital City Bank Group, Inc., Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., Capital City Bank (Tallahassee, Florida), Gulf Coast Kid's House, Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, Southern Power Co. and The James Madison Institute. Mr. Connally was previously employed as a Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer by Gulf Power Co., a Plant Manager by Alabama Power Co., a Vice Chairman by Enterprise Florida, Inc., and a Senior Vice President & Senior Production Officer by Georgia Power Co. He also served on the board at Florida Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Manufacturers, The Aerospace Alliance and The Florida Council of 100. He received his undergraduate degree from Georgia Institute of Technology. |
| Daniel S. Tucker |
Daniel S. Tucker is currently a Director at Southern Power Co. and Energy Insurance Mutual Ltd. Co. He is also the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at The Southern Co. Mr. Tucker previously worked as the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & VP at Georgia Power Co. and as the Treasurer & Senior Vice President-Finance at The Southern Co. He also held the position of Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Southern Company Gas. Mr. Tucker obtained his undergraduate degree from Kennesaw State University. |
| Martin Bernard Davis |
Martin Bernard Davis is currently a Director at Southern Power Co., a Director-Southeast Region at American Heart Association, Inc., a Director at Piedmont Healthcare, Inc., a Director at SouthState Bank, NA, an Independent Director at South State Corp., the Chief Information Officer & Executive VP at The Southern Co., and the Chief Information Officer & Executive VP at Southern Company Services, Inc. He has also held positions as a Director at South State Bank (Columbia, South Carolina), the Chief Technology Officer & Executive VP at Wells Fargo & Co., the Chief Information Officer at Wachovia Corp., and a Trustee at Winston-Salem State University from 2006 to 2013. Mr. Davis obtained his undergraduate degree from Winston-Salem State University. |
| Mark S. Berry |
Mark S. Berry is currently the Vice President-Environmental & Natural Resources at Georgia Power Co. He is also currently the Vice President-Research & Development at The Southern Co. In addition, he serves as a Trustee at WellStar Health System, Inc. and The Georgia Conservancy. Previously, he worked as the Director-Environment & Energy Operations at Southern Research Institute. Dr. Berry's education includes an undergraduate degree from Alabama A&M University, a graduate degree from Birmingham-Southern College, and graduate and doctorate degrees from The University of Alabama at Birmingham. |
| Sloane N. Drake |
Sloane N. Drake is currently the Director at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Southern Power Co., Center for Energy Workforce Development, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and The Woodruff Arts Center. They also hold the position of Chief Human Resources Officer at The Southern Co. since 2001. Previously, Ms. Drake served as the Senior Vice President-Human Resources at Georgia Power Co. and Southern Company Gas. They completed their undergraduate degree at the University of Georgia. |
| David P. Poroch |
David P. Poroch is currently the Director of the Georgia Council on Economic Education. He also holds the position of Chief Accounting Officer & Comptroller at The Southern Co. and Chief Accounting Officer & Senior Vice President at Southern Company Services, Inc. He is a Member of The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Treasurer & Trustee of The Atlanta Botanical Garden, Inc. Previously, he served as the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Executive VP at Georgia Power Co. from 2014 to 2021 and as the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Southern Company Gas from 2021 to 2023. He completed his undergraduate degree from Northwood University (Michigan). |
| David E. Meador |
David E. Meador is the founder of Autism Alliance of Michigan. He currently holds the position of Vice Chairman at The Michigan Humane Society. Additionally, he is an Independent Director at The Southern Co., a Director at Amerisure, Inc., Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co., Amerisure Insurance Co., Energy Insurance Mutual Ltd. Co., The Detroit Institute of Arts, The Downtown Detroit Partnership, Wayne State University Foundation, Amerisure Mutual Holdings, Inc., and a Member of The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Financial Executives International, Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants, Detroit Economic Growth Corp., Michigan Chamber of Commerce, and Detroit Economic Growth Association. In his former positions, Mr. Meador served as Vice Chairman & Chief Administrative Officer at DTE Energy Co. from 2014 to 2022. He was also a Director at DTE Electric Co., an Independent Director at Landauer, Inc., and the Controller-Mopar Auto Parts Division at Chrysler Corp. Furthermore, he held the role of Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President at DTE Gas Co. from 2004 to 2012 and worked as an Auditor at Coopers & Lybrand LLP. Mr. Meador obtained his undergraduate degree and an MBA from Wayne State University (Michigan). |
| Shantella E. Cooper |
Shantella E. Cooper is currently the Chairman at Grady Health Foundation, an Independent Director at Georgia Power Co., an Independent Director at The Southern Co., a Director at Atlantic Capital Bank, NA, a Director at The Woodruff Arts Center, a Director at Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, a Director at SouthState Bank, NA, a Director at Atlanta-Fulton County Zoo, Inc., a Director at Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta, Inc., a Director at Georgia Tech Research Institute, Inc., a Director at Technical College System of Georgia, an Independent Director at Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., an Independent Director at South State Corp., an Independent Director at Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc., a Director at Georgia Historical Society, a Director at Grady Health System, Inc., a Trustee at Emory University, a Member-Councilors Board at The Carter Center, Inc., and a Member at Rotary Club of Atlanta. Previously, she worked as a Director at WellStar Health System, Inc., an Independent Director at Veritiv Corp., an Executive Director at Atlanta Committee for Progress, a Vice President & General Manager at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Service, Inc., and a Chief Transformation Officer at WRKCo, Inc. She completed her undergraduate degree at Emory University, her graduate degree at Rutgers State University of New Jersey, and her MBA at Goizueta Business School-Emory. |
| Janaki Akella |
Janaki Akella is an Independent Director at The Southern Co., SLM Corp., Sallie Mae Bank, and AverQ, Inc. She previously worked as a Director at The Churchill Club and College of Engineering Guindy. Dr. Akella also served as the Chief of Business Operations & Director-Safety at Google LLC from 2020 to 2023. Prior to that, she was a Partner at McKinsey & Co., Inc. from 2007 to 2016. Dr. Akella holds a doctorate degree from Carnegie Mellon University, a graduate degree from Boston University, and an undergraduate degree from College of Engineering Guindy. |
| E. Jenner Wood |
E. Jenner Wood is currently the Chairman of The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Inc., The Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation, Lettie Pate Evans Foundation, and Jesse Parker Williams Foundation, Inc. He is also an Independent Director at Genuine Parts Co., Lead Independent Director at Oxford Industries, Inc., and an Independent Director at The Southern Co. Additionally, he serves as a Trustee at Emory University, a Member of the Rotary Club of Atlanta, and a Trustee at the William I.H. & Lula E. Pitts Foundation, Camp-Younts Foundation, and The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc. Formerly, Mr. Wood held positions as Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at SunTrust Bank, North Florida, NA (Jacksonville, Florida) and Suntrust Bank Central Florida, Inc. He was also Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at SunTrust Bank (Atlanta, Georgia) from 2001 to 2015. He served as Chairman of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and held the position of Director at Cotton States Life Insurance Co. from 1996 to 2005. Additionally, he was an Independent Director at Crawford & Co. from 1997 to 2013. Mr. Wood also held director positions at Piedmont Healthcare, Inc., Georgia Power Co., and STI Trust & Investment Operations, Inc. He was an Executive Vice President at STI Trust & Investment Operations, Inc. from 1994 to 2007 and Executive Vice President-Wholesale Banking at SunTrust Banks, Inc. from 2015 to 2016. He also served as a Trustee at Agnes Scott College. |
| Kristine L. Svinicki |
Kristine L. Svinicki is currently an Independent Director at Pinnacle West Capital Corp. and The Southern Co. She also holds positions as a Director at TerraPower LLC, Arizona Public Service Co., and is a Member of the American Nuclear Society. Previously, she served as the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (United States) from 2017 to 2021. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan. |
| David J. Grain |
David J. Grain is the founder of Grain Communications Group, Inc. (founded in 2006) and Grain Management LLC (founded in 2006). He holds the title of Chief Executive Officer at Grain Communications Group, Inc. in 2013 and CEO at Grain Management LLC. Currently, Mr. Grain is the Lead Independent Director at The Southern Co. since 2012, Independent Director at Dell Technologies, Inc. since 2021, Independent Director at New Fortress Energy, Inc. since 2019, Independent Director at Catalyst Partners Acquisition Corp. since 2021, Director at Martha's Vineyard Museum, Trustee at College of the Holy Cross (Massachusetts), Trustee at The Brookings Institution, Member at Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., Member at Business Executives for National Security, and President at GCOF III Co-Invest (TC) LP. In his former positions, Mr. Grain was the Investment Committee Chairman at Pension Reserves Investment Management Board, Chairman at Florida State Board of Administration, Director at MidWave Wireless, Inc. from 2006 to 2007, Executive Director-High Yield Finance at Morgan Stanley, Director at Tower Cloud, Inc., Director at Gateway Bank of Southwest Florida (Sarasota), President at Global Signal, Inc. from 2003 to 2005, Trustee at Emerson College, Senior Vice President-New England at AT&T Broadband LLC from 2000 to 2003, and Member at Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Grain's education includes an undergraduate degree from College of the Holy Cross (Massachusetts) in 1984 and an MBA degree from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth in 1989. |
| John D. Johns |
Mr. John D. Johns is an Independent Director at The Southern Co. and a Lead Independent Director at Genuine Parts Co. He is on the Board of Directors at The Southern Co., Regions Bank, Genuine Parts Co., Coalition For Regional Transportation, The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, Inc., The University of Alabama System, Birmingham-Southern College and The University of Alabama. Mr. Johns was previously employed as an Independent Director by Regions Financial Corp., an Executive Chairman by Protective Life Corp., an Executive Chairman by Protective Life Insurance Co., an Executive Chairman by Protective Life Corp. (Investment Portfolio), an Executive Vice President & General Counsel by Sonat, Inc., a Partner by Maynard, Cooper & Gale PC, a Chairman by Dli North America, Inc., a Chairman by Greater Alabama Council, Boy Scouts of America, a Chairman by Innovation Depot, Inc., a Chairman by McWane Science Center, Inc., and a Trustee by The Altamont School. He also served on the board at Birmingham Business Alliance, Alabama Power Co., Alabama National BanCorporation, American Council of Life Insurers, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Business Council of Alabama, John H. Harland Co., Leadership Alabama and The Financial Services Roundtable. He received his undergraduate degree from The University of Alabama, a graduate degree from Harvard Law School and an MBA from Harvard Business School. |
| Lizanne Thomas |
Lizanne Thomas is currently the Chairman of the Corporate Governance Practice at Jones Day LP. She is also an Independent Director at American Software, Inc., The Southern Co., and Atlantic Capital Bank, NA. Additionally, she serves as a Trustee at Washington & Lee University, The Woodruff Arts Center, and Georgia Research Alliance, Inc. Lizanne is a Member of the Rotary Club of Atlanta. In her former positions, Ms. Thomas served as a Director at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. She was also an Independent Director at Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. Lizanne held director positions at Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Atlantic Capital Bank, and Atlanta Ballet, Inc. She also served as a Trustee at Furman University. Ms. Thomas completed her undergraduate degree at Furman University in 1979 and obtained her graduate degree from Washington & Lee University in 1982. |
| Anthony F. Earley |
Anthony F. Earley is currently the Chairman of The Detroit Zoological Society. He is also an Independent Director at The Southern Co., a Director at The Business Roundtable, Bay Area Council, United Way of the Bay Area, Exploratorium, and The Edison Foundation. Additionally, he serves as a Director at CLEAResult Consulting, Inc., CRCI Longhorn Holdings, Inc., and United Way Worldwide. In his former positions, Mr. Earley served as the Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of DTE Electric Co. from 1994 to 2011. He was also the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of DTE Gas Co. and the Executive Chairman of DTE Energy Co. He later became the Executive Chairman of PG&E Corp. from 2011 to 2017. He has also held positions as the Chairman of Henry Ford Health System, Edison Electric Institute, Inc., and Nuclear Energy Institute. Furthermore, he served as a Director at Comerica, Inc. from 1998 to 2009 and as the Lead Independent Director at Ford Motor Co. from 2009 to 2022. He was a Director at Masco Corp. from 2001 to 2012 and at Pacific Gas & Electric Co. from 2012 to 2017. He also served as a Director at Mutual of America Capital Management LLC, Plug Power, Inc., Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., Business Leaders For Michigan, The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, United Way For Southeastern Michigan, Comerica Bank (Dallas, Texas), Cornerstone Schools of Alabama, Inc., Long Island Lighting Co., New York Stock Exchange, Inc., Hunton & Williams LLP, and the United States Navy (District of Columbia). Mr. Earley received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1971 and also holds a graduate degree from the same institution. |
| Donald M. James |
Donald M. James currently works at New Frontier Materials LLC, as Chairman from 2021, The Southern Co., as Independent Director from 2014, Chamber of Commerce of The United States of America, as Director, Alabama Children's Health System, Inc., as Director, UAB Health Systems, as Director, Birmingham Museum of Art, as Director, UAB Health Services Foundation, as Director, Greater Alabama Council, Boy Scouts of America, as Director, University of Alabama Health Services Foundation PC, as Director, Birmingham Business Alliance, as Director, Independent Presbyterian Church Foundation, as Director, S.P.S.-Superior Pool Service, Inc., as President & Director, Construction Materials, Inc., as Senior Vice President, Birmingham-Southern College, as Trustee from 2012, The University of Alabama, as Member-Presidents Cabinet, The Order of the Coif, as Member, The Hugh Kaul Foundation, as Trustee, and Children's of Alabama, as Trustee from 2012. Mr. James also formerly worked at Vulcan Materials Co., as Non-Executive Chairman in 2015, National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association, as Chairman, Wells Fargo & Co., as Independent Director, Protective Life Corp., as Director from 1997 to 2006, SouthTrust Corp., as Director, Wachovia Corp., as Director from 2004 to 2009, The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, Inc., as Director, and Bradley, Arant, Rose & White LLP, as Partner. Mr. James received his undergraduate degree and Masters Business Admin degree from The University of Alabama and graduate degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. |
| Henry A. Clark |
Henry A. Clark is an Independent Director at The Southern Co. since 2009. Prior to his current position, he served as the Group Chairman-Global Power & Utilities at Citigroup, Inc. from 2001 to 2009. Additionally, he was the Chairman-Wall Street Advisory Group at Edison Electric Institute, Inc. |
| Dale E. Klein |
Dale E. Klein is currently a Director at Arizona Public Service Co., an Independent Director at The Southern Co., a Director at Pinnacle West Energy Corp., and an Associate Vice Chancellor-Research at The University of Texas System. He was previously an Independent Director at Pinnacle West Capital Corp., a Director at Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Inc., a Professor at The University of Texas at Austin, a Commissioner at Nuclear Regulatory Commission (United States), an Associate Vice Chancellor at University of Texas System Board, and an Associate Vice President-Research at Energy Institute (Texas). Klein received his undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate degrees from the University of Missouri in 1977. |
| William G. Smith |
Mr. William G. Smith, Jr., is an Independent Director at The Southern Co., a Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Capital City Bank Group, Inc., a Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Capital City Bank (Tallahassee, Florida) and a Chief Executive Officer & Director at Capital City Services Co. He is on the Board of Directors at First National Banker's Bank (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), First National Bankers Bankshares, Inc. (Louisiana), The Southern Co., Capital City Services Co., The Florida Council of 100, Darlington School and Florida State University. Mr. Smith was previously employed as a Chairman by Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce and a Chairman by Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Inc. He also served on the board at Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. He received his undergraduate degree from Florida State University. |
| Ernest Jeffrey Moniz |
Ernest Jeffrey Moniz is currently the Co-Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Nuclear Threat Initiative, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer at Energy Futures Initiative, Inc., Independent Director at The Southern Co., Director at TAE Technologies, Inc., Director at Alliance for Sustainable Energy LLC, Director at Common Energy LLC, and Strategic Advisory Board Chair at Clean Energy Venture Management LLC. He has previously worked as a Director at American Science & Engineering, Inc., Nexant, Inc., and Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., as well as an Independent Director at ICF International, Inc. He has also served as a Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and as a Director at Jefferson Science Associates LLC, MIT Energy Initiative, and Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Additionally, he has advised Angeleno Group LLC, Energy Technology Partners LLC, and Despatch Industries, Inc. Moniz holds a doctorate degree from Stanford University and an undergraduate degree from Boston College. |
